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The Egyptian Book of the Dead

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — Rogers Fund, 1926

The Egyptian Book of the Dead is on view at The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles, United States, until November 30, 2026.

Last verified September 13, 2026 · Official source ↗

An exhibition at the Getty Villa presenting ritual spells inscribed on funerary objects, illuminating ancient Egyptian religious beliefs about death and the afterlife. The show examines how these texts guided the deceased through the underworld.

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  1. The J. Paul Getty Museum
    Los Angeles, United States · March 4 – November 30, 2026
    Until 30 Nov

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A long strip of funerary papyrus, torn at the edges, filled with columns of cursive hieroglyphic script in black and red, with a small painted vignette of standing figures at the right-hand end.

Nesiamun's Book of the Dead, ca. 1080–945 BCE

The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York — Rogers Fund, 1926 · Source ↗

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